Lectures

Structure and History of the Korean Language (Block Seminar, Winter 2017-2018)

This block seminar introduces the development of the Korean language from historical perspectives as well as the structure of the language in the field of linguistics.

Ghosts, Conflict, and the Race to Modernity: An Ethnographic View of the Two Koreas (Block Seminar, Winter 2017-2018)

This block seminar examines major social, political, and cultural issues in the contemporary Koreas, including the implications of the unfinished Korean War, ideological violence and reunification, migration and modernity, kinship and relations to the dead, globalization and nationalism and gendered modernity.

Korea’s Past, Present and Future in the Age of Globalization (Summer 2017)

This course analyzes Korean society and its position in the age of globalization in historical and political perspectives.

East Asian International Politics (E-school, Summer 2017)

This course is designed to discuss the complex nature of East Asian international order through key theories, historical cases, and current issues.

Environmental Policies and Practices in South Korea (E-school, Summer 2017)

This course provides an introduction to South Korean environmental policy and practices and helps students to expand the scope of their inquiry by locating South Korea’s environmental policy and practices within the international and regional context.

Transnational Mobility and Multicultural Issues in South Korea (E-school, Summer 2017)

This course explores migrants’ situation in Korea through sociological and anthropological lenses and furthers the understanding of globalization and multicultural issues in South Korea.

Transnational Mobility in and out of Korea I (Winter 2016-2017)

This course is an integral part of the project to explore the transnational mobility in and out of Korea through the case of Korean diaspora.

Qualitative Research Methodology and Modern Korea (Winter 2016-2017)

This course is for advanced undergraduate students interested in contemporary Korea to write their BA thesis through conducting and analyzing interviews.

Religion in Korea (Winter 2016-2017)

This course helps students explore how Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity have been disseminated and transformed throughout Korea in the East Asian context.

Koreanisch Mittelstufe/Fortgeschritten-Übung (Winter 2016-2017)

These courses help students practice grammars learned from their Korean language classes (intermediate and advanced)

Understanding Korean Everyday Life and Shamanism (E-school, Winter 2015-2016)

This course is designed to provide an overview on the various aspects of Korean Shamanistic values and practices, which are divided into three parts: 1) Family and Kinship, 2) Traditional Lifestyles, 3) Social Thoughts and Religion.

K-pop and Hallyu: Globalization and Popular Culture in South Korea (Block Seminar, Winter 2015-2016)

This block seminar introduces students to the internationalization of K-pop, with emphasis on Korean politics, economics, and the formation and variations of culture.

International Relations in East Asia and Korea (E-school, Winter 2015-2016)

This course is designed to provide students with the theoretical tools, historical cases, and current issues they need to understand international relations in East Asia and the Korean Peninsula.